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2 HAMILTON SPECTATOR Thursday June 11 2015 www.spec.com.au Police critical of motorists over long weekend RICK KOENIG HAMILTON Highway Patrol has criticised Southern Grampians Shire motorists after 114 driving offences were recorded in a long weekend road blitz. Sergeant Scott Williams said he felt like a “broken record” after police recorded 109 general offences and five drink driving offences over four days as part of the Operation Regal. “Overall there were no collisions in our area but we are still getting people for speeding and drink driving and unfortunately that doesn’t stop,” he said. “Speeding is predominantly the main one and there were a couple drug driving offences as well. “If you compare across the state, we were very high up there in relation to the amount of PBTs we’ve done and our offences were up there with Ballarat, Wangaratta and Geelong, which is a worry. “In saying that we get a lot of people travelling through the area on these long weekends, so it’s unfortunately expected but not accepted.” The high amount of offences in the shire comes despite a 13 per cent reduction in Victoria compared to the same operation last year. Overall, 7162 offences recorded this year, dropping from 8300 last year and 10,500 in 2013. Sgt Williams said while it was “fantastic” that no collisions were recorded in the area, “drivers clearly aren’t getting the message.” “When you look at our main charter it’s people dying on our roads and a lot of these collisions are related to speed and seatbelts,” he said. “It’s a double edged sword, you’re rapt no one has died in your area but you wonder why people don’t listen and still speed. “Unfortunately the fatalities and speeding go hand in hand a high amount of the time, we don’t know why people don’t listen and we can’t answer that, it’s something we need to work on and that’s why we do what we do.” Meanwhile, Sgt Williams said drug driving continued to be a bigger problem than drink driving in Hamilton, describing it as “off the charts”. The Spectator reported last month that nearly one third of Hamilton drivers tested for drugs had returned positive results, and according to Sgt Williams, “the rates aren’t declining.” “We’ve only been able to drug test since December last year and Hamilton Highway Patrol have tested 142 people and of that we’ve had 41 offences,” he said. “We’re detecting more than one in four, if you compare that to drink driving, which is one in 572, it’s a massive difference and this is across the board. “We’re still averaging between three to five a week with the Highway Patrol at the moment, some weeks you get eight, some weeks you get two, but we’re getting them week in week out. “It’s a concern and it means we’re doing our job well, but there are a lot of people out there who aren’t thinking of the ramifications, drugs are different to alcohol and can stay in your system for anywhere up to three weeks. “People should now understand what happens when they get caught, and if they get caught once, hopefully they won’t want to get burned twice.” Queen’s Birthday rally a huge success PHIL HOLMES annual Queen’s Birthday Rally with huge success at the weekend. A total of 113 vintage vehicles came from THE Hamilton and District Veteran, Vintage and Classic Drivers Club held its 38th all over the country to display some of the nation’s most impressive classic cars. The local club hosted a weekend of action, centred around Casterton’s Kelpie Muster on Saturday. Australian Returning to Hamilton at their own leisure along the south-west’s Glenelg Highway, the driving enthusiasts then met at the club’s headquarters for happy hour, followed by a two-course evening meal. On Sunday the revellers were up early and back at it again, assembling as a group before a scenic drive to a property at Chatsworth and then on to Penshurst. An awards night was held at the club’s headquarters later in the night. Club president Doug Palmer said the weekend was a huge success, praising the drivers for their shared passion in vintage cars. VIEWING the classic cars at Casterton were Brendan Walsh, Terry Mansbridge and Jason Palmer. “What a wonderful weekend, everyone involved I know drove away very satisfied with their activities over the three days,” he said. “It’s a really great bunch of people that come together through their love for vintage cars and I guess I’m lucky to be a part of that.” The drivers joined in the fun at Casterton with Mr Palmer leading the group in the town’s kelpie parade. Plans for next year’s rally are already underway. There were 25 local cars in the rally, while the rest came from South Australia, New South Wales and other parts of Victoria. Mr Palmer, who owns three classic cars and shared the experience with other family members, said the committee of five were still all original members from the 1970s. “There are five of us putting this all together and we’ve all been here in this club since it started,” he said. “The other members are Mal Pickett, Ronnie Gay, Peter Michel and Lloyd Hocking. “Everyone works hard to ensure these meetings go off without a hitch and I can gladly report this was in fact the case.” We are registered for private health insurance claims Visit our website at www.zanebell.com.au HAMILTON - 6 Chaucer St P. 5571 9272 HORSHAM - 33 Dooen Rd P. 5382 5772 Get with your local registered building practitioners  Rural  Industrial  Domestic Seriou Serious about Sheds Serious Strength & Innovation - Locally Built for any Application REGISTERED DOMESTIC/COMMERCIAL BUILDERS www.shedshamilton.com Cnr Young St & Coleraine Rd, Hamilton - Phone 5571 9333 SHEDS GALORE ERN Polack’s 1935 Terraplane is following Lloyd Hocking’s 1924 Vauxhall 30/98 with Callum Walsh in the parade. CRUISING with class in the Australian Kelpie Muster parade was Hamilton couple James Payne and Gail Mundy in their 1957 Cadillac. SDF1151009 SDF0264811